UNITED WE WIN 2018-2019 ANNUAL REPORT A MESSAGE FROM OUR LEADERSHIP Dear United Way Supporter, We are pleased to share with you our 2018-2019 annual report. The successes outlined in this report are a direct result of your support of our mission. As a supporter of our local United Way, you have paved the way for us to achieve greater impact year after year in the lives of co-workers, neighbors, family members, and friends. As we close one year and begin another, we’ve reflected on where United Way has been and our vision for the future. We believe that future is bright, as we continue to focus increasingly on solving community-level problems and addressing issues with innovative and collaborative solutions. We hope you continue to invest your time, treasures, and talents into United Way’s mission and our community. Through you, advancing opportunities for all will be possible. Our work is dependent upon your belief, trust, and investment. The pages that follow provide a snapshot of what is accomplished when we LIVE UNITED. United we fight. United we win. MEAGAN FLIPPIN DR. DAVID URBAN President and CEO 2019-2020 Board Chair United Way of Rutherford & Cannon Counties 1 2019 ANNUAL REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS United We Win........................................................................................................2 Collective Impact....................................................................................................3 Health....................................................................................................................5 Education...............................................................................................................7 Financial Stability....................................................................................................9 Funded Partners....................................................................................................11 Days of Action.......................................................................................................12 Volunteers.............................................................................................................13 Awards .................................................................................................................14 Supporters............................................................................................................15 Financial Accountability.........................................................................................25 Board of Directors..................................................................................................26 United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties is f ighting for a community where every person- no matter their background, their abilities, or their zip code- has an equal chance at a bright future. We are the hand raisers, the game changers. We are the problem solvers for those issues facing our community that are diff icult to face and too hard to ignore. No matter the obstacle, we surround our community’s most critical problems and we f ight. We f ight for the health, education, and f inancial stability of every person in our community. Why? Because we know that change begins when we Live United, and that building a better tomorrow starts today. MISSION The United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties improves lives by advancing opportunities for education, health, and f inancial stability for all. VISION To be the primary community solutions leader for human services. 2 COLLECTIVE IMPACT TRANSFORMATION WHAT WILL OUR COMMUNITY LOOK LIKE IN 2030? Children will lead our community tomorrow. Ensuring their healthy development is essential. When a community opens pathways to health, everyone benef its. As people become more f inancially stable, they are able to take care of basic needs like shelter, food, and medical care not only for themselves, but for their families. While Rutherford and Cannon Counties are a great place to live and work, not everyone is doing well. Too many kids start school already behind their peers, too many people cannot afford their basic necessities, including housing, and too many people are dying early. The consequences of these lost opportunities are staggering – both economically and socially. We can do better. We must do better. If we all work together toward a shared vision and engage new voices, we can make long-lasting change in this community. Our community. Collective impact’s vision is that Rutherford and Cannon Counties are inclusive, caring, and collaborative communities that focus their resources strategically so that everyone grows and prospers through enhanced educational opportunities, f inancial stability, and healthy living. DEVELOPING BOLD GOALS FOR BOLD CHANGE: THE PROCESS The goal-setting process was overseen by a local task force representing the many different voices of this community. This council of volunteers, convened and supported by United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties, met regularly since October 2018 to adopt meaningful, measurable, and clear goals. A cornerstone of this process was community conversations held with over 110 people and 417 responses to an online survey. We asked people three questions: WHAT KIND OF WHAT’S STOPPING COMMUNITY DO US FROM HAVING WHAT WOULD MAKE YOU WANT? THAT COMMUNITY? A DIFFERENCE? Additional volunteer groups assessed community needs and aspirations. Using local data, input from the community conversations and surveys, and strategies that have worked in communities like ours, these volunteers recommended goals to the board of directors that were unanimously adopted on June 13, 2019. TAKE ACTION. SIGN YOUR COMPANY ON AS A SUPPORTER AT YOURLOCALUW.ORG/COLLECTIVEIMPACT 3 COLLECTIVE IMPACT TRANSFORMATION GOAL: Children, adults,adults andand communitiescommunities inin RutherfordRutherford && CannonCannon CountiesCounties havehave thethe resources and opportunities to achieve optimal physical & mental health status. BY 2030 DECREASE DRUG-RELATED OVERDOSE DEATHS AND SUICIDES BY 25% OR MORE. 2017 Baseline » 2020 deathsdeaths perper 100,000100,000 peoplepeople Source: Tennessee Department of Health www.tn.gov/health/health-program-areas/pdo/pdo/data-dashboard.html 30% OR LESS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS AND ADULTS WILL BE OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE. 2017 Baseline » 40.3%40.3% ofof publicpublic schoolschool studentsstudents areare overweightoverweight oror obeseobese || 20152015 BaselineBaseline » 33% of adults are obese Source: Tennessee Department of Education, Coordinated School Health www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/education/csh/csh_bmi_school_summary_2016-17.pdf; County Health Rankings and Roadmaps www.countyhealthrankings.org/app/tennessee/2019/rankings/rutherford/county/outcomes/overall/snapshot IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH BY 25% OR MORE. 2016 Baseline » AverageAverage numbernumber ofof mentallymentally unhealthyunhealthy daysdays reportedreported inin thethe lastlast 30:30: 4.24.2 days/days/ monthmonth Source: County Health Rankings and Roadmaps www.countyhealthrankings.org/app/tennessee/2019/measure/outcomes/42/map GOAL: Every child in Rutherford & Cannon Counties has quality early learning experiences beginning at birth. BY 2030 50% OR MORE OF CHILDREN WILL BE KINDERGARTEN READY. 2018 Baseline » 25.5% of children are ready to start kindergarten Source: Murfreesboro City Schools GOAL: Individuals and families in Rutherford & Cannon Counties have the education, employment opportunities, and resources to achieve financial stability. BY 2030 80% OR MORE OF HOUSEHOLDS WILL PAY LESS THAN 30% OF THEIR INCOME ON HOUSING. 2017 Baseline » 73% of current households are paying less than 30% of their income on housing Source: U.S. Census Bureau Factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_17_5YR_DP04&prodType=table 75% OR MORE OF HOUSEHOLDS WILL BE ABOVE THE ALICE THRESHOLD (ALICE = ASSET LIMITED, INCOME CONSTRAINED, EMPLOYED). 2016 Estimate » 64% of households are above the threshold Source: United for ALICE www.unitedforalice.org/home 4 2018-2019 ANNUAL REPORT A HEALTHY COMMUNITY A community is only as healthy as the people who call it home. With your help, we expand access to quality, affordable care, give parents the tools they need to raise healthy children, and provide individuals and families the resources to improve both their physical and mental health. Programs include the Mental Health Action Initiative and FamilyWize. We also work with 34 partner programs to equip children and families with the education and resources to maintain healthy living. HEALTH & WELLNESS STARTS WITH OPPORTUNITY When it comes to supporting healthy behaviors, access to services and education go hand in hand. Just ask the Byron family. When Jason Byron started school, it was more challenging than his mother had imagined. Her eldest son had no issue starting school, but Jason was struggling. He was showing extreme anxiety about attending school and would cry in the mornings and refuse to enter the building. He was also exhibiting extreme social anxiety and would not speak to or even wave to most people outside of his family, even people that he knew. When Jason started the f irst grade, he began seeing a counselor at his school: a United Way program that supports young people through the social and emotional barriers they face at no cost to families. The counselor and Jason met weekly and worked on anxiety coping skills and social skills. Jason started out fairly quiet during sessions but became more talkative as the weeks